Watch and Excerpt That Interests You and Take Notes
3. Choose ONE of the Digital Nation topics and watch some of the video clips on that topic - be prepared to discuss ideas with your classmates tomorrow Living Faster Relationships Waging War Virtual Worlds
Tuesday, Jan. 4 - Digital Nation Discussion
Entrance Ticket
What did you learn from the video clips you watched yesterday? How is this relevant to your life now and in the future?
Class Discussion
Share ideas raised by Digital Nation and discuss our responses to those ideas
What are your thoughts about the impacts of technology on various aspects of society?
Wednesday, Jan. 5 - Tech in Ed - Now and in the Future
Which of your poll responses were reaffirmed by the video clip?
Which of your poll responses were changed by the video clip?
What about higher ed?
Thursday, Jan. 6 - Needs and Possibilities for the Future
Discuss Michael Wesch's TEDxNYED talk (a "cautionary tale")
New Guinea - introduction of new media (census books and maps)
"sometimes even when we try to use media, the media actually uses us"
"these changes affected everybody - there's no opting out of new media"
media are not just tools - media mediate relationships - how people are connected, who is connected to who/what
razor's edge between hopeful possibilities and ominous futures
need people to me open, daring, caring, self-motivated, voracious learners
time to move students from being knowledgable to knowledge-able
students create wiki - collectively they know more about the world than the professor
simulation of global problems and world history - what do we need to know for "this" [global future] test?
"New media changes everyone; there's no opting out" ~Wesch
Examples of Augmented Reality
How might this technology be used in the future? What changes (good and bad) will it bring in society?
Museum of London: StreetMuseum
Similar to location-based Augmented Reality Mobile Apps Layar and Wikitude
Mixed Reality - Nokia demo
Friday, Jan. 7 - Gesture Based Computing
Greetings
Good morning,
I'm sorry to miss our class together, but I know you will have a great time with Mr. Garcia. As it turns out, our topic for today is probably something he is quite interested in and knowledgable about -- gesture-based computing.
Enjoy!
~Ms. Moorman
Get Ready
Teacher laptop should be set up to project since students can't access YouTube and will be watching the videos together as a class anyway - no helicopter pilot headphones today ;)
Students should grab your laptops and navigate to the class wiki as usual (tinyurl.com/21cglobal). If wikispaces is still blocked, Mr. Garcia can give you the direct links to the TED talks below.
Intro (5 min)
Please start by watching this video demonstration of SixthSense technology. Mr. Garcia will project the YouTube video embedded below.
Important Note: I could have had you watch the Pattie Maes TED Talk where she explains everything you'll be seeing - what it does and how it works - but I purposely chose for you to watch this version, which is just a visual demo. Why? I want you to talk to each other as you watch. You should ask questions and make comments as they pop into your mind. If you want Mr. Garcia to rewind and show you something again, he can.
Discussion #1 (10 min)
After watching the video, please have a brief class discussion around the questions you all are wondering about.
Here are some additional questions for you to consider:
What are the significant differences between this technology and an Internet-connected mobile device (such as an iPhone)?
What is different about the way the user interacts with this device, and how do you think this will impact society? Think about what Michael Wesch showed us about how "media mediates relationships" and "changes [in technology] affect everyone."
If you're still wondering about what Pranav was doing in some of the scenes, I think you'll get the answers in the next video . . . if not, you can skim the Interactive Transcript (top right) on the SixthSense demo TED Talk page
The Thrilling Potential of SixthSense Technology (15 min)
I hope by now you are very interested and curious to know more about how Pranav Mistry created SixthSense technology and what can be done with it. Please watch Pranav Mistry's TED Talk. If you want to read the text of his talk, just open the interactive transcript (top right).
Discussion #2 (10 min)
Feel free to discuss your own ideas and questions in addition to these:
What do you think about Pranav's idea of a future where computing will merge with the physical world?
Do you think this kind of technology will help us be more connected to our physical world? Why or why not?
What can you imagine next? What would like to be able to do with this sort of technology in the future?
For Fun
If you have 7 or 8 minutes left, watch David Merrill's demo of Siftables (Now commercially available from Sifteo)
If you only have 2 or 3 minutes left, watch the ad for the Gesture Cube (He's not touching the cube at all!)
If you have 4 or 5 minutes left, you can watch Gesture Cube and the Augmented Reality kitchen
What does it mean to be a leader?
Can you be a follower and a leader at the same time?
How is leadership affected by the "disruptive innovations" of Web 2.0 and social media?
How might emerging technologies continue to change the shape of leadership in the future?
Tuesday, Jan. 11 - Final Reflection
Please write a reflective analysis of what you feel you've learned this semester -- through your participation in the Flat Classroom Project and from the 21st-Century Global Leadership class in general. To guide your reflection, you will need to refer to the Global Leadership Performance Outcomes found on the Course Description page of this wiki. Please post this reflection on your isajourneys blog; you may cross post to the Flat Classroom Project Ning if you'd like. Your post should be tagged isa, 21cGL, and reflection plus any other tags you feel are appropriate.
1. Review the student objectives for Investigate the World: Discover and Explore Global Knowledge. Discuss what you have learned in this area. Give at least two specific examples. Link back to the lesson plans and/or the work you did for each example.
2. Review the student objectives for Recognize Perspectives: Apply Cross-Cultural Understanding. Discuss what you have learned in this area. Give at least two specific examples. Link back to the lesson plans and/or the work you did for each example.
3. Review the student objectives for Communicate Ideas: Connect and Collaborate across Boundaries. Discuss what you have learned in this area. Give at least two specific examples. Link back to the lesson plans and/or the work you did for each example.
4. Review the student objectives for Take Action: Participate and Contribute Globally. Discuss what you have learned in this area. Give at least two specific examples. Link back to the lesson plans and/or the work you did for each example.
5. Finally, what do YOU think it means to be a global leader in the 21st century?
Table of Contents
Monday, Jan. 3 - Digital Nation Intro
Introduction to Digital Nation
1. Watch the trailer for Digital Nation: life on the virtual frontierfrom PBS's Frontline2. Learn a little about the making of the Digital Nation documentary
Watch and Excerpt That Interests You and Take Notes
3. Choose ONE of the Digital Nation topics and watch some of the video clips on that topic - be prepared to discuss ideas with your classmates tomorrowLiving Faster
Relationships
Waging War
Virtual Worlds
Tuesday, Jan. 4 - Digital Nation Discussion
Entrance Ticket
What did you learn from the video clips you watched yesterday?How is this relevant to your life now and in the future?
Class Discussion
Share ideas raised by Digital Nation and discuss our responses to those ideasWhat are your thoughts about the impacts of technology on various aspects of society?
Wednesday, Jan. 5 - Tech in Ed - Now and in the Future
Pre-Viewing Poll
Where Do You Stand? - Technology in our SchoolsStrongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
Watch How Google Saved a School
After-Viewing Discussion
Which of your poll responses were reaffirmed by the video clip?Which of your poll responses were changed by the video clip?
What about higher ed?
Thursday, Jan. 6 - Needs and Possibilities for the Future
Discuss Michael Wesch's TEDxNYED talk (a "cautionary tale")
New Guinea - introduction of new media (census books and maps)"sometimes even when we try to use media, the media actually uses us"
"these changes affected everybody - there's no opting out of new media"
media are not just tools - media mediate relationships - how people are connected, who is connected to who/what
razor's edge between hopeful possibilities and ominous futures
need people to me open, daring, caring, self-motivated, voracious learners
time to move students from being knowledgable to knowledge-able
students create wiki - collectively they know more about the world than the professor
simulation of global problems and world history - what do we need to know for "this" [global future] test?
"New media changes everyone; there's no opting out" ~Wesch
Examples of Augmented Reality
How might this technology be used in the future?What changes (good and bad) will it bring in society?
GE ecomagination - wind turbine and solar energy
Buzz Lightyear photobooth
US Postal Service - virtual box simulator
Museum of London: StreetMuseum
Similar to location-based Augmented Reality Mobile Apps Layar and Wikitude
Mixed Reality - Nokia demo
Friday, Jan. 7 - Gesture Based Computing
Greetings
Good morning,I'm sorry to miss our class together, but I know you will have a great time with Mr. Garcia. As it turns out, our topic for today is probably something he is quite interested in and knowledgable about -- gesture-based computing.
Enjoy!
~Ms. Moorman
Get Ready
Teacher laptop should be set up to project since students can't access YouTube and will be watching the videos together as a class anyway - no helicopter pilot headphones today ;)Students should grab your laptops and navigate to the class wiki as usual (tinyurl.com/21cglobal). If wikispaces is still blocked, Mr. Garcia can give you the direct links to the TED talks below.
Intro (5 min)
Please start by watching this video demonstration of SixthSense technology. Mr. Garcia will project the YouTube video embedded below.Important Note: I could have had you watch the Pattie Maes TED Talk where she explains everything you'll be seeing - what it does and how it works - but I purposely chose for you to watch this version, which is just a visual demo. Why? I want you to talk to each other as you watch. You should ask questions and make comments as they pop into your mind. If you want Mr. Garcia to rewind and show you something again, he can.
Discussion #1 (10 min)
After watching the video, please have a brief class discussion around the questions you all are wondering about.Here are some additional questions for you to consider:
- What are the significant differences between this technology and an Internet-connected mobile device (such as an iPhone)?
- What is different about the way the user interacts with this device, and how do you think this will impact society? Think about what Michael Wesch showed us about how "media mediates relationships" and "changes [in technology] affect everyone."
If you're still wondering about what Pranav was doing in some of the scenes, I think you'll get the answers in the next video . . . if not, you can skim the Interactive Transcript (top right) on the SixthSense demo TED Talk pageThe Thrilling Potential of SixthSense Technology (15 min)
I hope by now you are very interested and curious to know more about how Pranav Mistry created SixthSense technology and what can be done with it. Please watch Pranav Mistry's TED Talk. If you want to read the text of his talk, just open the interactive transcript (top right).Discussion #2 (10 min)
Feel free to discuss your own ideas and questions in addition to these:For Fun
If you have 7 or 8 minutes left, watch David Merrill's demo of Siftables (Now commercially available from Sifteo)If you only have 2 or 3 minutes left, watch the ad for the Gesture Cube (He's not touching the cube at all!)
If you have 4 or 5 minutes left, you can watch Gesture Cube and the Augmented Reality kitchen
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.
Monday, Jan. 10
A few more examples of augmented reality
for our Sophomores who were on a field trip last ThursdaySoccer City
Living Sasquatch
Virtual Vacay from Hotels.com
Toyota IQ demo
David Wood's CV
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Augmented Reality Map
The Getty Museum's Augsburg Display Cabinet
BooksComeAlive from Carlton Kids publishers
A Final Look at 21st Century Global Leadership
What does it mean to be a leader?Can you be a follower and a leader at the same time?
How is leadership affected by the "disruptive innovations" of Web 2.0 and social media?
How might emerging technologies continue to change the shape of leadership in the future?
Tuesday, Jan. 11 - Final Reflection
Please write a reflective analysis of what you feel you've learned this semester -- through your participation in the Flat Classroom Project and from the 21st-Century Global Leadership class in general. To guide your reflection, you will need to refer to the Global Leadership Performance Outcomes found on the Course Description page of this wiki. Please post this reflection on your isajourneys blog; you may cross post to the Flat Classroom Project Ning if you'd like. Your post should be tagged isa, 21cGL, and reflection plus any other tags you feel are appropriate.
1. Review the student objectives for Investigate the World: Discover and Explore Global Knowledge. Discuss what you have learned in this area. Give at least two specific examples. Link back to the lesson plans and/or the work you did for each example.
2. Review the student objectives for Recognize Perspectives: Apply Cross-Cultural Understanding. Discuss what you have learned in this area. Give at least two specific examples. Link back to the lesson plans and/or the work you did for each example.
3. Review the student objectives for Communicate Ideas: Connect and Collaborate across Boundaries. Discuss what you have learned in this area. Give at least two specific examples. Link back to the lesson plans and/or the work you did for each example.
4. Review the student objectives for Take Action: Participate and Contribute Globally. Discuss what you have learned in this area. Give at least two specific examples. Link back to the lesson plans and/or the work you did for each example.
5. Finally, what do YOU think it means to be a global leader in the 21st century?